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MICHIGAN.

(JOHN HARVESTING AND BINDENG MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,660, dated April27, 1897.

Application filed July 29,

1896. SerialNo.600,976. (Nomodel-l To U/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known thatl, MONROE M. COPP, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Elm Hall, in the county of Gratiot and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn Harvesting andBinding Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andnumerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to machines for harvesting corn, sugar-cane,sorghum-cane, and the like, collecting the same in suitably-sizedbundles or gavels, automatically binding the same, and discharging thebound bundles from the machine; and my invention consists in thedetailed construction, arrangement, and combination of parts more fullyhereinafter described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying three sheets of drawings, which form a part of thisspecification and in which similar letters and numerals of referenceindicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 represents a top View of themachine, the attendants seat and mechanism for knottin all bein removed.Fi 2 is a b P broken sectional view on line :1 a, lg. 1, top

of hub K and supporting-arm K shown in full lines, the tongue andadjusting devices being removed. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing thefront or grain side of vibrating-rake device. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe revolving platform E, the arrow indicating the direction of themotion. Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the device for tilting theharvesterframe. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the under side and centralportion of the revolving platform E, cog-rim S', and camway P. Fig. 7 isa detail view of the binding-arm. Fig. 8

is a detail view showing the clutch mechair ism for starting andstopping the binding devices and revolving table. Fig. 9 is a detailview of the clasp R over the tongue.

The impelling force is the same in my invention as in other machines ofthis class, motion being communicated to the several parts of theharvesting mechanism and to the revolving platform E by means of themain driving-wheel A. By the wheel B being carried fixedly on the shaftB, said shaft being rigid in and revolving with drive-wheel A, motion iscommunicated to wheel 13 by means of sprocket-belt B, wheel B in turnconnecting by wrist-pin C with pitman A,which pitman A is securelyattached to bell-crank lever A, which lever A is securely pivoted bypivot C to crossbar M of carrying-frame M, and by means of connectingsaid bellcrank lever A to section or sickle bar 0 motion is given tosections or sickles A which are securely riveted to sickle-bar C.

Shaft C is fixedly secured to sprocketwheel B and also to bevel geaiwheel A", Fig. 3. Cogs of bevel gear-wheel A mesh into the cogs of bevelgear-wheel V, which is rigidly attached to vertical shaft G which shaftis held in place at lower end by means of socket-bearing 0, Fig. 3,which bearing is securely fastened to carrying-frame M. The upper end ofsaid shaft is held in position by means of an arm V, securely bolted tocarrying-frame M and extending in a line diagonal to plane of saidcarrying-frame M to upper bearing of shaft C Fig. 3. Motion being givento vertical shaft C as above described, and sprocket-wheel V beingrigidly attached to upper end of same by means of sprocket-- belt X,connecting wheel V with Wheel V, motion is given to wheel V, Which beingfixedly set on vertical shaft X motion is communicated to vibratingrakes N and N by means of their being connected by wrist-pins X and X tocrank-wheels N and N, which are rigidly connected to vertical shaft Thevibrating-rake device, as described above, is securely connected to thecorn-harvesting mechanism by means of a steel upright or standard N,which is securely bolted to main carrying-frame M and also to yoke X,Fig. 3, driving-wheel A being rigidly fixed on shaft 13, which isattached to main carrying-frame M and crossbar M, by means of bearings Xand X being securely bolted to the same. Wheel S, being carried looselyon shaft 13, is held in position by guard O, which is firmly bolted tocrossbar M of carrying-frame M. Clutch 0', being carried 011 shaft B, ismounted to slide on said shaft 13, but to turn therewith, the teeth ofthe clutch 0' coming in contact with the teeth of the part F, and thepart F forming a part of wheel S motion is thereby given to said wheelS, the cogs of which meshing in the cogs of wheel S, which, beingcarried rigidly on shaft communicates motion to pinion-wheel S, the cogsof which mesh in cogs of bevel gear-wheel S, which is horizontallydisposed and firmly secured to the under surface of the revolvingplatform E, the machinery of the entire harvesting and binding mechanismis set in mo tion, the platform E revolving in the direction indicatedby arrows on Figs. 1 and 4:. By means of the parallel horizontal curvedslats S and X a receptacle S is formed upon table S, into which the cutgrain or stalks are forced by means of the horizontal vibrating rakes Nand N.

By means of the carrying-arms T and T,

- rigidly secured to vertical shafts T and T respectively, which arejournaled in bearings securely fastened to revolving platform E andwhich work automatically by reason of lug X carried on shaft T coming incontact with projecting segment T, which is securely riveted to undersurface on fixed platform or base T, and by reason of intermeshingcogged segments L and L, also fixed on shafts Carrying-arms T and T actautomatically, and the cut grain or stalks are taken from the receptacleS, formed by the two series of horizontal curved slats S and X upontable 8, the horizontal curved slats S and X forming the sides ofreceptacle, as aforesaid, slats S being held in position by means of aspiral spring T or equivalent counterbalance yields readily to thepressure of grain or stalks grasped by carrying-arms T and T, which arethus carried along horizontal curved railing-slats T 5 T and T Figs. 1and 2, to binding-arms E and F, where it is then bound and released anddropped from table E. The automatic action of bindingarms E and F isproduced by means of the friction-roller P, which is carried on thevertical wrist-pin E, coming in contact with or impinging against ribprojection or lobe F, which is rigid on upper surface of revolvingplatform E, which causes friction-roller P, carried on wrist-pin E", topass up the angle between the lobes F and F of the camway P, thuscausing the wrist-pin E to move along the slot P in the fixed table orbase T and toward the periphery of the base or fixed table T, carryingwith it the segment H, which is pivoted by and turns on the bolt P as anaxle. The motion thus given to segment H, which is connected withvertical shaft F by means of connectionbar 1'1 and lever P rigid on saidshaft, causes shaft F to revolve, which in turn, being connected bycog-segments H and It with vertical shaft P gives motion to verticalshaft P".

At upper end of vertical shaft F is attached binder-arm E, whichbinder-arm is hollowed or grooved on its back to carry the cord,wire, orstrands used in binding. At upper extremity of vertical shaft P carriedon horizontal plane the same as binding-arm E and alike adjustable, isthe auxiliary compressor or binding arm F, straight for most of itslength and slightly curved at its end. Binding-a-rms E and F are eachheld adjustable on the vertical shafts F and P respectively, by means ofset-screws 2 and 3 and act auto matically in conjunction with eachother. These compressor or binding arms E and F being held adjustable onshafts F and P respectively, as before described, may be lowered orraised at will of the operator to suit long or short stalks or grain orto facilitate binding at or near top or bottom of stalks or grain, asmay be desired, the tongue D being attached to cross-bar M, Fig. 5, ofmain carrying-frame M by means of circular or pivotjointed fastening D,Fig. 5, and held in position by means of clasp R, which is securelybolted to front part of carrying-frame M and is also secured to bar 11of main carryingframe M by reason of connecting with levertiltingdevice, which is firmly attached to bar 11, as mentioned, clasp B beingmade large enough to allow the front side of frame M to move up or downeasily, as may be required, on the tongue.

The use of the tilting device in my harvest ing and binding mechanism isthe same as in other harvesting-machines of the same class, and by meansof it the cutters or sickles of the machine are readily raised orlowered, as occasion requires.

My tilting device consists of the followingdescribed parts: Clasp E,Fig. 5, is securely bolted to end of tongue D. To a protrusion or lug onclasp R is attached a stirrup D, which consists of two iron straps whichare fastened one on each side of said protrusion or lug on clasp R bymeans of bolt D At the other end of stirrup D is pivoted crosslever B,which is horizontally disposed, the rear end of lever B being attachedto vertical standard Z by a bolt Z Fig. 5. At or near the forward end oflever B rises a vertical hand-lever Z, which is rigidly attached tohorizontal lever B, the lever Z" being provided with an ordinaryspring-rod operated in the usual manner by the hand of the attendant.The lower end of said rod is in the form of a lug or projection, whichmay enter between any two cogs of the fixed cogsegment at upper end ofvertical standard Z, and accordingly holds the lever Z in any desiredposition. i

It will be seen that because the front end of the tongue D beingpractically at a fixed point in the neck-yoke ring whatever movement ofthe frame M is had up or down, if the rear end of the tongue is hingedto the front of the frame, more or less of the weight of said framerests upon the horses necks, but by balancing the frame upon the axleand having the rear end of the tongue adjacent to the axle the frame maybe adjusted relative to said tongue without imposing any of its weightupon the horses, and the strength v the cut stubble.

the work of The tongue D being of the horses maybe saved for drawing theharvester. fastened to the frame M by means of the jointed fastenings Dand substantially over the axle, and the stirrups D being fastened tothe forward end of cross-lever R and rear end of clasp R, the rear endof cross-lever R being fastened to vertical standard Z, all up or downmovement of the frame M is governed by connections to the rear end ofthe tongue, and by the action of the hand-lever Z the frame is raised orlowered by very slight movement of the l1and-lever, as the stirrups .Dwill allow all needed lateral movement to accomplish this result. Thecross-lever R being fixed at the forward end Z and extending backwardthe cutters on the front side of frame M can be raised or lowered veryquickly to pass over obstructions and allow it to yield easily as itpasses over and forms the base of grain or stalks receptacle, liesparallel with upper surface of revolving platform E, and its outer edgeis very thin and lies very close to cutter-bar 0, thus rendering littleor no obstruction to the cut grain or stalks in entering the receptacle,as they are forced from the passageway or conducting-channel formed byguards Y and Y, which project outward from front of grain or stalkreceptacle. Said guards diverge slightly, and the arms of said guards Yand Y curve upward and backward and are supported at rear end by beingfirmly riveted to the ends of guard-slats X and T on posts I and K,respectively, and form a continuation of horizontal parallel curvedslats T T T and X X X". These guards Y Y are so constructed and soadjusted that in operation they lift all down stalks or grain and bringthem in contact with vibrating rakes N and N, which rakes in turn forcethe stalks or grain to the sickles or cutters A" and from there into thereceptacle, whence they are conveyed by carrying-arms T and T tobinding-arms, as before described.

I also wish to call attention to another important feature in guards Yand Y. It will be observed that they are brought very near together atthe center or at a point just in advance of the cutters, from whichpoint they diverge very acutely both forward and backward, and, beingattached to the slats X and T which are of spring metal, they act assprings, the object of which is that as they approach the standingstalks or grain they open automatically to receive the same, and as themachine approaches they are forced past the closer part of the guardsinto inner divergement of same, thereby preventing the grain or stalksfrom falling over until the vibrating rakes N and N shall be able toforce them into the receptacle S Referring to vibrating-rake device,shaft D is vertical, and its bearings on yoke X are loosely disposer Therakes N and N slide in pivoted bearings located in the same transverseplane as the axes of the crank, which vibrate the rake and are curved inthe center and bent out of a straight line in an amount equal toone-half the distance which they are thrown by crank-wheels N and N,Fig. 1, when in motion, thus rendering the position at contact with thegrain or stalks at right angles with passage or channel formed betweenguards Y and Y while they slide back and forth on bearings D and D, saidbearings being fixedly attached to vertical shaft D which has a rockingmotion in loose bearings, as before described, when the machine is inoperation, thus rendering action easy and complete.

Then the driver is seated on machine and the same is in motion, wishingto operate revolving platform E, he pushes lever Z with his foot,lever Zbeing directly in front ofhim. This throws clutch O, which communicatesMy harvesting and binding mechanism is so constructed that as soon as asufficient amount of grain or stalks is forced into the receptacle S" tomake a desired gavel or bundle the lever Z is operated by the attendantand the teeth of the clutch O are thrown in mesh or contact with theteeth of part F, which causes cog-wheel S to revolve, the cogs of whichmesh with cogs of wheel S, which is carried rigidly on shaft 0'. At theother end of shaft 0 and fixedly carried is cogpinion S, the cogs ofthis last-named pinion meshing with the cogs of cog-wheel S, which ishorizontally disposed and rigidly attached to the under surface ofrevolving platform E. Thus the entire mechanism is set in motion, and bythe automatic action of carrying-arms T and T the gavel or bundle ofgrain or stalks is taken from the receptacle S" and conveyed along thecurved horizontal railing-slats to the binding-arms E and F, where itisbound automatically and dropped from the table. (My knotting device isnot shown in this connection.)

The grain end of the carrying-frame M has a heavy iron-forked cross-barJ directly under revolving platform E, which is so constructed as toform a hub a, which holds the solid post K, which being vertical servesas a hub or center on which revolving platform E turns and to which thefixed table or base 1" is firmly fastened by means of a set-screw 7. Atthe upper end of post K, carried firmly fixed, is supporting arm J,which supports vertical shafts P and F 4 and also horizontal arm J. Toarm J is fixedly attached supporting rod or brace K, which in turn lendssupportto vertical posts K and K, which form a part of receptacle S".The revolving platform E slopes downward toward the center, thus formingan in ward-inclined or saucershaped upper surface, which serves to makethe gathering of cut grain or stalks into binding-receptacle more easy,as an inward-inclined surface is formed leading toward said receptacle.Fixed table S", which serves as motion to counter-shaft O, which in turnsets in motion revolving platform E, which revolves until it comes tothe knotting-point, when projection D strikes lever Z and throws theclutch out of gear. Cutting-bar is all the time in motion, while theplatform revolves only when desired, or it can be run continuously, ifdesired, by removing the projection D, that strikes lever Z. The pitman,as shown by drawings, runs backward and forward, which brings it inperfect sympathy or harmony with the step of the horse, which not onlymakes it easier riding, but removes side vibration, being in harmonywith movement of horse.

It will be observed that the stationary platform S is detachable. Thisaids in storage of machine, and it also allows the operator to get atthe parts because of its being detachable.

The grain or stalks nary way.

Speakingnow of the operation of binding the cut grain or stalks, whichis accomplished by above-described mechanism in the manner as follows,viz: First, when a satisfactory amount of grain or stalks has beengathered in the receptacle S to make a suitably-sized bundle or gavel tobe bound and discharged, the pivoted segment H and the binding-arms Eand F are substantially in the position represented by Fig. 1. By meansof lever Z being operated by the attendant the countershaft 0" is by itsconnection with wheel S caused to revolve, and in consequence fourresults are accomplished, namely: First, the cog-wheel S, meshing incogs of wheel S, immediately sets the shaft 0 in motion, which continuesto revolve as long as platform E revolves, which is until the verticalprojection D strikes the lever Z and thus disconnects the clutch O fromthe part F, as described above. Motion is given to my binding andknotting device, which may rest on carrying-arm at WV, Fig. 1, whichalso may support the necessary cord-box W. The parts of knottingmechanism operate generally in combination with the compressor orbinding arms E and F and tie or fasten the band and cut the cord orsupplying-strand beyond the fastening, the process being accomplished bythe revolution of the countershaft 0'. This device is not shown or dearebound in the ordiscribed in the foregoing specification or theaccompanying drawings. Second, the table E revolves and carries with itcarrying-arms T and T, which in accomplishing this revolution arecarried in position, as shown by drawings. It will be seen that at thispoint the carrying-arms T and T are not entirely open, and to cause themto open I fasten projection X to the upper side of fixed baseT. As theplatform E completes its revolution the lug X strikes this projectionand throws the carrying-arms wide open, which is a necessary operation,as without it the arms T and T would not pass behind the cut bundle inreceptacle S Lug X, striking segment T,

which is firmly attached to fixed base T, causes the arms to be thrownaround the bundle or in the position shown in Fig. 4c, and so held untillug X passes the whole length of segment T, when it is released and thearms drop or leave the bundle within the embrace of the binding-arm Eand compressor-arm F, and by reason of cogged segments L and L, whichsegments are rigidly fixed to lower end of vertical portion ofcarrying-arms T and T, meshing together, said arms are automaticallythrown open in position, as shown by reference to drawings, Fig. 1.Third, as carrying-arms T and T are being thrown together, asaccomplished in manner described above, and directly over fixed table Sfor out grain or stalks, said grain or stalks are thereby compressed andcarried along the passage-way formed by the horizontal curved slats T TT to binding-arms E and F, which are automatically thrown together, ashereinafter described. Fourth, as platform E revolves friction roller P,which is carried loosely on wrist-pin E, is brought in contact with orimpinges against lobes of rib projection F of camway P and causes rollerP, carried on wrist-pin E, to pass up the angle or recess formed betweenthe lobes F of the camway P, thus causing wrist-pin E to pass along theslot P in fixed table or base T and toward the peripheryof the said baseor fixed table, as above, carrying with it the segment H, which is inturn pivoted on and turns on bolt P. The motion thus given to segment H,which is connected with vertical shaft F by means of connecting-bar Hand lever P, which is a fixed part of cog-segment H, shaft F is causedto revolve, which in turn being connected rigidly with cog-segments H,which meshes in cogs of cog-segment H, which is rigidly connected withvertical shaft P motion is conveyed to said shaft P At this pointbinder-arms E and F embrace the cut grain or stalks conveyed fromreceptacle S by carrying-arms T and T. This position of the arms E and Fis reached just as roller P, carried loosely on wrist-pin E, arrives atthe lobe F of camway P. While at this point the knotting mechanism isinstantly set in motion and continues until the knot is made and thesupplying-strand cut, as before mentioned, while the roller P, which iscarried loosely on wrist-pin E, continues its course along the camway P.It will be noticed that inasmuch as the extreme of the lobe F of camwayP lies parallel with the periphery of fixed table or base T' theposition of binding-arms E and F remain unchanged, while roller onwrist-pin E passes over this position of its circuit or revolution. Asthe roller P, carried on wrist-pin E, passes the point in camway P,described above and shown in drawings, Fig. 5, roller P impinges againstthe outerlobe F of camwayP, causing reactive force to bear on pivotedsegment H. Wrist-pin E is caused to move back along slot P in fixedtable or base T, by

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which reaction compressor or binding arms E and F are brought toposition represented by Fig. 1 just as projection D comes in corn tactwith lever Z, and all motion of the binding mechanism except thatimparted by the revolving motion of driving-wheel A ceases. In theforegoing manner the grain or stalks are gathered,cut, bound, or tied inbundles or gavels and dropped at the rear of the machine at the pleasureof attendant.

I claim- 1. I11 a harvesting-machine, a rotating .table for receivingthe cut grain or stalks and carrying the same to the binding-arms andthe bound bundle to the rear, in combination with the carrying-arms T Tcarried thereon, the stalk-receptacle S, the fixed base 1" and thebinding-arms carried thereon, substantially as set forth.

In a harvesting-machine the rotating stalk-carryin g table E, having thecam-groove or eamway P, in combination with the seg ment II pivoted on astationary part and having the wrist-pin E takin into the eamway P, anda binder-needle also on a stationary part operated by the segment, asset forth.

3. In a harvesting and binding machine the rotating platform E, havingthe camway 0r cam-groove P, in combination with pivoted segment H havingWrist-pin P provided with the friction-roller E, and vertical shafts Pand F carrying compressing and binding arms E and F, and a connectionbetween the said segment II and one of the cogged segments, wherebymotion is intermittently communicated to the binding-arms E and E, whichmotion is adapted in time to the binding of the gavel or bundlesubstantially as set forth.

4. In a harvesting-machine, the rotating platform E having its uppersurface inclined downward from its edge toward its center, incombination with a stationary stalk-receivin g platform locatedimmediately above it and parallel with it, whereby the cut stalks areeasily received from the said platform and carried centerward on therotating platform E, substantially as set forth.

5. In a harvesting-machine, the combination of a grain-receiving tablerotated by a train of gearing from the ground-wheel, and having theprojection D; and the lever Z and clutch 0, whereby the rotation of thetable is automatically arrested at a predetermined point, substantiallyas described.

6. In a harvesting-machine, the horizontal base T having hollow hubsprojecting centrally from the upper and lower faces, the lower hubresting on the main frame, a stud projecting upward from the framethrough the said hubs to which the base is secured, a stalk-carryin gtable rotating around the lower hub, binder and compressor arm shaftsjournaled in said base adjacent its margin, an operating-arm for thebinder-shafts also journaled in the bar, a cross-arm resting on theupper end of the upper base hub and secured to the stud, one endsupporting the upper ends of the said binder-shafts and the other endbraced by an arm arched from the main frame over the rotating table,substantially as set forth.

7. In a harvesting-machine the fixed base 1" in combination with fixedpost K, setscrew, supportingarms J and J, segment l-I, slot P,friction-roller E, bolt 1, oogsegments II and II, connecting-bar H,lever P vertical shafts P" and F bindingarm E, and compressor-arm F, androtating table E having the cam-slot P, substantially as set forth.

8. In a harvesting-machine, the automaticall y-aetin g curvedcarrying-arms T and T, journaled on a support traveling in a circularpath, and provided with cog-segments L L, lugs X and X in combinationwith the fixed base T and projections T and X whereby motion isintermittently communicated to carrying-arms as set forth.

0. In a harvesting-machine, rotating table E, the auton'latically-aotingcurved carryingarms T and T, pivoted in the upper surface of the same,binding devices standing in the path of the arms, in combination withthe receptacle S", as set forth.

10. In a harvesting-machine, a cutter-bar, a revolving platform E whoseupper surface is inclined downward toward the center, the receptacle 8*,having a base S lying parallel with the inclined upper surface of theplatform E, and having a thin edge to lie close to the cutting-bar andparallel therewith and carrying-arms T T curved slats X and 8', posts Kand K, the slats S being hinged to post K as set forth.

11. In a harvest-ing-maehine, the receptacle S for receiving the cutcorn or grain, with the forward-projecting curved guide-rods Y Y, postsK K, supporting-arm K, in combination with the curved slats X Ssupporting-arm J", fixed post K, cross-bar J of main carrying-frame,curved slats T substantially as set forth.

12. In a corn-harvester, a cutting apparatus, a stalk-receptacle in rearof the cutting apparatus, vertical posts adjacent each end of thecutting apparatus, fiat springs secured to the posts and extendinglaterally toward the center of the cutting apparatus leavingapassage-way between their ends, gatheringarms having their rear endssecured rigidly to the ends of said spring-slats and extending forward,the said arms approaching each other in advance of the cutters to form athroat normally of a width sufficient only to admit stalks one by one,and then separating to form a flaringmouth, the narrowest portion of thestalk-passage lying in advance of the cutters, whereby the forward endsof the gatherers will yield to the pressure of the bunched stalks andagain spring back when the bunch has passed the narrow throat, and thestalks will not be thrown down forward, substantially as described.

13. In a harvesting-machine a receptacle for receiving the corn composedof a base, curved slats of spring material and posts for supporting thesame in rear of a cutting device, and having projecting curvedgathering-arms the upper and middle portion of which are brought closeenough together normally to prevent the passage of more than one stalkat a time and which descend obliquely from the top of said posts towardthe ground in front-of the cutters for the purpose of lifting thestalks, the ends of which are curved at their front and rear to form apassage flaring at each end the rear ends being fixed to the curvedspringslats on said posts to allow the gathering-arms to pass a singlestalk norm ally and open automatically to pass a whole hill or bunch atonce as the case may be, substantially as described.

14. In a grain-harvester, a grasping device traveling in an orbit, avertical binder, and a receptacle into which the cut stalks are packedon end, said binder and receptacle being at different points in theorbit of the grasping device, as set forth.

15. In a grain-cuttingharvester and binder,

a fixed base mounted on the harvester-frame, binding arms for bindingupright grain mounted on the fixed base, and grain-carryin g devicesrevolving in a substantially hori- Zontal plane around said base fortransferring the cut grain from the cutters to the binder, as described.

16. In a grain harvester and binder adapted to convey the cut stalks tothe binder in upright position, a moving support on which the butts ofthe cut stalks rest, and a binder located in the path of the movingsupport, whereby the stalks are transferred from the cutter to thebinder and bound on the same support, substantially as described.

17. In a corn harvester and binder, a main frame, a revolvingstalk-carrying table, a binder on the main frame, and means 011 therevolving table for actuating the binder, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONROE M. COPI.

XVitnesses:

LUMON GEE, GEORGE WILLARD.

